United states food administration color lithograph world war i poster by charles edward chambers (1883-1941), showing immigrants arriving in new york harbor, with statue of liberty beneath a rainbow. Caption (translated from the yiddish): "food will win the war. You came here seeking freedom, now you must help to preserve it. Wheat is needed for the allies. Waste nothing. " exhibited at "from haven to home: a library of congress exhibition marking 350 years of jewish life in america" at the library of congress, 2004. Date: 1917.
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